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Caring for combative elders risks poorer health

Tending to older loved ones who have bold personalities may be harmful to their caregivers' physical health, report Cornell researchers.

Health created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Helping dementia patients remember to eat well improves physical and mental health

A new analysis has found that a combination of methods that help patients with dementia remember proper eating habits can improve their physical health and lessen symptoms of depression. Published early online in the Journal of ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Soccer kicks up activity level of overweight kids, research finds

(HealthDay)—When looking for ways to get a heavy child moving, soccer could prove a winner.

Overweight and Obesity created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why some soldiers develop PTSD while others don't

Pre-war vulnerability is just as important as combat-related trauma in predicting whether veterans' symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will be long-lasting, according to new research published in Clinical Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers study barriers, resources to physical activity in Texas towns

Obesity, diabetes and other ailments plague impoverished communities at higher rates than the general United States population. In rural Texas border towns, or colonias, Mexican-American residents are at an even greater risk ...

Health created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Poor kids' heaviness linked to less access to yards, parks

(Medical Xpress)—Low-income children may be overweight in part because they have less access to open green space where they can play and exercise, reports a Cornell study of obesity in Europe published in Social Science an ...

Health created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Traffic light system for activity could redefine how we exercise

(Medical Xpress)—The traffic light system used as a guide to health information in food could be used in a similar way to help people become more active.

Health created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People with disabilities at greater risk of violence and subsequent mental ill-health

People with disabilities are at a greater risk of being the victims of violence and of suffering mental ill health when victimized, according to research published February 20 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Hind K ...

Health created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The research is in: Physical activity enhances cognition

Exercise doesn't only strengthen your heart and muscles – it also beefs up your brain. Dozens of studies now show that aerobic exercise can increase the size of critical brain structures and improve cognition in children ...

Health created Feb 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Self-objectification may inhibit women's social activism

Women who live in a culture in which they are objectified by others may in turn begin to objectify themselves. This kind of self-objectification may reduce women's involvement in social activism, according to new research ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physical activity linked to lower rates of depression in bariatric surgery patients

Adults undergoing bariatric surgery who are more physically active are less likely to have depressive symptoms and to have recently received medication or counseling for depression or anxiety than their less active counterparts, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Happily married couples consider themselves healthier, expert says

Research shows that married people have better mental and physical health than their unmarried peers and are less likely to develop chronic conditions than their widowed or divorced counterparts. A University of Missouri ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When trees die off, human health may also suffer

(HealthDay)—Whether it's lush palms or piney groves, the health of trees in your neighborhood might influence your physical health, a new study suggests.

Health created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Expressing love can improve your health

After giving a talk at a university in Texas, Kory Floyd received an unusual request from an audience member. The young man asked for a prescription for the health booster Floyd had discussed in his presentation.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Use of ACE inhibitor by patients with peripheral artery disease may improve pain-free walking

Among patients with peripheral artery disease and intermittent claudication (pain in the calf that comes and goes, typically felt while walking), 24 weeks of treatment with the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor ...

Cardiology created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0